The Santa Clara Sporting Club is hosting their 4th Annual Sporting Girls Invitational Tournament from May 24th-26th, with 141 teams from Northern California and Nevada descending into Santa Clara County to compete over Memorial Weekend. This year teams from Nevada, South Lake Tahoe and San Luis Obispo are traveling to compete against some of the strongest elite girls soccer teams from Northern California. The tournament participation rate has doubled in just four years thanks to a combination of competitive teams, quality soccer fields, high-end referees and a smooth running schedule. Games will take place at the Santa Clara Youth Soccer Park and the Morgan Hill Soccer Complex. Santa Clara Sporting has partnered with Marriott International Hotels to provide traveling teams with special accomodation packages to help offset the high cost of attending soccer tournaments.

"It's been a labor of love building this tournament to support girls soccer here in Santa Clara," said SGI Tournament Director Demitri Cacoyannis. "But we have a dedicated group of volunteers supporting this event year-round and have bigger plans for the future."

The Under-14 Girls Age Group contains 12 of the most competitive elite girls teams assembled from Northern California. Competing for the championship title are the Santa Clara Sporting '99g Green Team (Ranked #1 in NorCal and #11 in Region IV by GotSoccer.com); ECNL Teams from MVLA and DeAnza Force, plus other Top-10 teams from: Juventus SC, Davis Legacy, SCC Breakers, Crossfire and East Bay United Bay Oaks. This age group is sure to draw local college coaches as these freshman high school age players are entering the recruitment age.

Santa Clara Sporting wants to thank all the teams for participating and wish everyone Good Luck!

The Santa Clara Sporting '97G Green Team hope to win their second SGI Championship in the Girls U16 Age Group

The Santa Clara Sporting '97G Green Team hope to win their second SGI Championship in the Girls U16 Age Group

Santa Clara Sporting '97g White Team were 2013 Champions but will be competing in the PDA Showcase in New Jersey